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Meaning of "kiva" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KIVA

From Hopi.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KIVA

ˈkiːvə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KIVA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kiva is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KIVA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kiva

A kiva is a room used by Puebloans for religious rituals, many of them associated with the kachina belief system. Among the modern Hopi and most other Pueblo peoples, kivas are square-walled and underground, and are used for spiritual ceremonies. Similar subterranean rooms are found among ruins in the American southwest, indicating ritual or use by the ancient peoples of the region including the Ancient Pueblo Peoples, the Mogollon and the Hohokam. Those used by the ancient Pueblos of the Pueblo I Era and following, designated by the Pecos Classification system developed by archaeologists, were usually round, and generally believed to have been used for religious and other communal purposes.

Definition of kiva in the English dictionary

The definition of kiva in the dictionary is a large underground or partly underground room in a Pueblo Indian village, used chiefly for religious ceremonies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KIVA

beaver · believer · bevor · cantilever · cleaver · diva · fever · Geneva · lever · Neva · receiver · reliever · retriever · riva · Shiva · Siva · transceiver · viva · viver · weaver

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIVA

kitteny · kitties · kittiwake · kittle · kittul · kitty · Kitty Hawk · Kitty Litter · kitty-cornered · Kitwe · Kiushu · Kivu · Kiwanian · Kiwanis · kiwi · Kiwi Ferns · kiwi fruit · Kiwiana · Kiwis · kiwisports

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIVA

ajiva · ava · conjunctiva · copaiva · gingiva · Godiva · Huelva · Java · khediva · Khiva · Lietuva · Moldova · nova · Ostrava · ova · Saiva · saliva · silva · va · yeshiva

Synonyms and antonyms of kiva in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kiva» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIVA

Find out the translation of kiva to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kiva from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kiva» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

KIVA
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

kiva
570 millions of speakers
en

English

kiva
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

किवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كيفا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

кива
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

kiva
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Kiva
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

kiva
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kiva
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kiva
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

KIVA
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

키바
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kiva
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kiva
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கிவா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

किवा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kiva
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Kiva
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Kiva
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ківа
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Kiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kiva
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kiva
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kiva
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kiva

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIVA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of kiva
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kiva

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIVA»

Discover the use of kiva in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kiva and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 ...
Told with humor and compassion, The International Bank of Bob brings the world to our doorstep, and makes clear that each of us can, actually, make it better.
Bob Harris, 2013
2
Kiva, Cross & Crown: The Pecos Indians and New Mexico, 1540-1840
A meticulous and engaging history of one of the largest and most powerful Pueblos. Richly illustrated with drawings from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth.
John L. Kessell, 1995
3
Kiva Mural Decorations at Awatovi and Kawaika-a: With a ...
In this classic volume, Smith reported on the remarkable painted murals found at Awatovi and other Puebloan sites in the underground ceremonial chambers known as kivas.
Watson Smith, 2006
4
When Is a Kiva?: And Other Questions about Southwestern ...
D-Shaped Features: The Kiva at Site 4 The Kiva Beneath the Altar: Room 788 "Ethnology Itself Carried Back": Extent of Ethnographic Studies Among the Pueblos Birds of a Feather: Feathers Pots on the Kiva Wall: Ceremonial Bowls The Potsherd ...
Watson Smith, Raymond H. Thompson, 1994
5
Beyond Chaco: Great Kiva Communities on the Mogollon Rim ...
Beyond Chaco expands our knowledge of the prehistory of this region and contributes to our understanding of how ancestral communities were constituted in lower-population areas of the agrarian Southwest.
Sarah A. Herr, 2001
6
HCCI Heat Release Rate and Combustion Efficiency: A Couple ...
Nine engine operating and design parameters were investigated with respect to their effects on ignition timing.
Yanbin Mo, 2008
7
Red Flash
Kiva Wolfe. and uncomfortably quiet. He was no more welcome in here than he had been when Urie was alive. The door creaked wider open as Victor ambled into the room. He called to his mother's cat, and to his surprise, it jumped up onto  ...
Kiva Wolfe, 2005
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The Kiva
The Kiva is published quarterly by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, an affiliate of the Arizona State Museum, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 . Original articles related to the archaeology and ethnology of the ...
‎1977
9
Principles of Information Systems
Rather than develop its own technologies, Kiva finds existing online solutions that could be implemented quickly and inexpensively. For example, Kiva uses the online payment service PayPal for its financial transactions. PayPal donates its ...
Ralph Stair, George Reynolds, 2011
10
The Architecture of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
Stephen H Lekson. 115 116 117. Figure 4.16. 29SJ1642, the great kiva across from Wijiji. (Photograph by Gwinn Vivian) Figure 4.17. Plan of 29SJ2557, the Chacra Mesa great kiva. masonry are scattered just outside the great kiva's ...
Stephen H Lekson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIVA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kiva is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Mary Sue Exclusive: Kiva Bay's Escape, a Comic About …
[Editor's Note: We're super excited to present Escape, the first in a series of comics from artist Kiva Bay about escapism, romance novels, and ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
2
2 decades of hits, misses and dreams | Business | Journal Gazette
Amazon Robotics – Amazon bought robotics company Kiva Systems in 2012 and is using robotic technology in its warehouses. It has added ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Community Calendar - The Cortez Journal
Diabetes support group meets 3:30–5 p.m. in the Kiva Room at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Learn to manage diabetes; share ideas. «Cortez Journal, Jul 15»
4
In the Southwest, exploring the mysteries of the ancient Pueblo people
Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Pueblo Bonito specifically and Ancestral Puebloan architecture in general is the kiva, a circular room that ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
5
Guide dogs get some stress relief
But before Merrick there was Kinley, and before that, Kiva. “She understands the demands and the pressures they go through,” said Richardson ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
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WISE WORDS: 'Halt And Catch Fire', 'The Hobbit' Star Lee Pace On …
My mother got me into Kiva, and it's such a great thing. We sat there on the couch and just gave small donations to farms, because I'm a farmer, ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Matt Argall - Congratulates Kiva.org on Success in Developing …
MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - Jul 14, 2015) - Kiva.org, a nonprofit organization that aims to connect those who need financial assistance with those who can provide ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
8
End of school bullying?
It is KiVa, a Finnish-designed programme that was introduced in 2007 and is now being used in 90 per cent of Finnish schools, and extending ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
9
Social Drinker or Problem Drinker?
David Bohl, Executive Director of Kiva Recovery, a drug and alcohol abuse treatment center located in Vernon Hills. (Posted by Cindy Kazan, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Zidisha Helps Connect Lenders With Entrepreneurs In Developing …
Unlike earlier microfinancing websites such as Kiva, Zidisha does not use local intermediary banks to manage the loans. Kurnia says that the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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